Clothes hanger attachment



Feb. 24, 1953 c. D. LOYOT ET AL CLOTHES HANGER ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 10,1949 INVENTOR. CZ ARA 0. LOYOT CHARLES 6 LOYOT ATTORNEY Patented Feb.24, 1953 CLOTHES HANGER ATTACHMENT Clara .D-,.Loyot; and Charles G.Loyot,v Waterbury, Conn.

Application November 10, 1949, Serial No; 125,512

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to attachments for clothes hangers, and, moreparticularly to an attachment whereby a clothes hanger maybe providedwith an auxiliary hook smaller than the hooks usually provided inclothes hangers, which auxiliary hook is particularly adapted to grip. aclothesline, so as to support. and hold the hanger against slidingmovement thereon.

One, object of, this invention is to provide an attachmentoi. the above,nature which, may be readily. applied to substantially. any type ofclothes. hanger which. comprises a central hook and oppositely-extendingarms.

Another object istcprovide an attachment of the above nature whichwillrequire no alteration of the clothes hanger structure, and whichwill not become accidentally. separated therefrom.

A further object is to provide an attachment of'the above nature'whichwill be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy toinstall and manipulate, compact; ornamental in appearance, and veryefficient and-durablein use.

With these and other objects in view, there have beenillustratedon-theaccompanying drawingthree forms in which the invention may convenientlybe embodied in practice.

In the'drawing,

Fig. 1" is a; perspective view showing the first form of attachment asit would appear in use for supporting: a hanger upon. a. clothesline.

Fig. 2is a. fragmentary front view; of the same on a l larger scale.

Big. 3 is atop view'of thesame; the hook of; the clothes hanger beingshown. in, section.

Fig. .4 is a. fragmentary perspcctiveview; showme. ax. second; form of;the: attachment as, it wouldappear whcninnse for sup orting-a hangerupon; a, clothesline.

Fig. is atopview of the same, the hook'of the clothes-hanger: beingshown insection, and the clothesline being omitted.

Fig. 61is a perspective view showing a third form of the attachment asit would appear when-applied: to" a wire clothes; hanger;

Y Referring now to thedrawing, in which like referencenumerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral itindicates the, first form. of. attachment which is adaptedto be appliedto a clothes hanger 11.0)?

the type whichcomprises an. upwardlyrextending central wire1 hook llvand a pair of oppositelyextending inclined arms 1.2,. 53,, ofsubstantial thickness and. usually made of. wood.

The. attachmentll) is preferably. formed by bending a length of suitablestillv wire sores. to form a small hook l4 having a width which is lessthan the uncompressed diameter of a clothesline L upon which theattachment Iii is' tobe supported, whereby said clothesline L will befirmly gripped and longitudinal sliding of the attachment Ill thereonwill be prevented. The free end of the hook I4 is bent to. form asmalleye It which will facilitatethe insertion of the lineiL in the hook,while the opposite end of the hook It is extended downwardly to provideavertical stem it which is preferably of such a length that the hook l-iwill be disposed within the lower portion of the hook ll of the hanger Hupon which the attachment It is to be used.

At the lower end of the stem Hi, the wire thereof is bent horizontallyand then in a clockwise direction so as to provide a horizontal loop i?which is closed in alateral direction and adapted to loosely embrace thestem of the hanger hook H. Adjacent the loop I? the wire is providedwith a short outwardly curved portion I8 (Fig. 3) which is of asuffioient length to extend to the edge of the hanger H, at which pointthe wire is bent downwardly so as to provide a vertical leg l9 which isadapted to overlie the rear surface of the hanger H.

At the lower end of the leg I9, the wire extends horizontally so as toform an arm 28' which is adapted to be engaged underneath the hanger Hat the junction of the arms l2, la. The arm 28 is terminated in a small,upwardly-extending eye 2! which is adapted to engage the front surfaceofthe hanger H and thus serve as a detent for holding the attachment It inplace upon said hanger.

Operation of first form In assembly, the-horizontal loop I! will be slidonto the hook I I and then downwardly to a position in which the smallhook i 4 is disposed below the hanger hook H. In this position ofthe.attachment ill, the loop i"! will engage the top surface of the hangerat the base of the hook I l, and the inherent resiliency of theattachment will permit the horizontal arm 25 to be swung under thehanger H until the eye 21 snaps into place against the front surfacethereof.

Thus, it will be seen that the loop H, the curved portion l8, thevertical leg [9; the horizontal arm 20, and the eye 2.! provide asubstantially C-shaped portionwhich resiliently embraces the body of thehanger I-I so that. said hanger may be securely supported upon aclothe,- line by meansof the small auxiliaryhook; I 4'.

Second form The second form of the invention is embodied in anattachment 22 (Figs. 4 and 5), comprising a small hook 23 adapted togrip the clothesline L, and provided with a small eye 24 at one sidethereof, and a vertical stem 25 at the other side thereof. The stem 25is preferably of such a length that the small hook 23 will be disposedadjacent the lower portion of the hanger hook H when the lower end ofsaid stem is adjacent the base of said hook II, as in the first form ofthe invention.

The lower end of the stem 25 is bent horizontally and then in aclockwise direction so as to form an open loop 25 which is adapted toloosely embrace the base of the hook II, and which extends rearwardly toa downwardly bent portion forming a vertical leg 2'! adapted to engagethe rear surface of the hanger H with which the attachment 22 isintended to be used.

The lower end of the vertical leg 21 is bent forwardly so as to form ahorizontal arm 28 which is adapted to engage the lower surface of thehanger H at the junction of the arms I2, I3, and which terminates in anupwardly extending eye 29 for engaging the front surface of the hangerH.

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 5 that the open loop 26 in thesecond form of the invention is adapted to extend across substantiallymore than half of the upper surface of the hanger H and that thevertical stem 25 is adapted to be disposed closely adjacent the base ofthe hanger hook II, thus permitting the open loop 25 to be snappedaround the base of the hook I I after the horizontal arm 28 has beenplaced in assembled position against the lower surface of said hanger.

Operation of second form The attachment 22 will be assembled with thehanger H merely by applying the horizontal arm 28 against the lowersurface of the hanger at the junction of the hanger arms I2, 23, in sucha position that the eye 29 engages the front surface of the hanger whilethe vertical leg 2? is disposed adjacent the rear surface thereof. Thevertical stem 25 will then be thrust forwardly and to the right, asviewed in Figs. 4 and 5, so as to snap the open loop 26 around the baseof the hanger hook II, thus placing the small auxiliary hook 23 in itsfinal assembled position adjacent the lower portion of the hook i I.

The hook 23 may now be applied to a clothes line L to support the hangerH securely and prevent longitudinal sliding or accidental removal ofsaid hanger with relation to said line.

Third form The third form of the invention is embodied in an attachment3!! (Fig. 6) which is adapted to be applied to a wire clothes hanger Wof the type which has a pair of oppositely-extending arms 3|, 32supported at the center of the hanger by upwardly-extending portions 33,35 which converge so as to form a notch 35, and which are connected by atwisted joint 35 above said notch. The upwardly-extending portion 34 iscontinued above the twisted joint 35 and curved laterally and downwardlyto provide a large clothes hanger hook 31, while the upwardly extendingportion 33 terminates in an end 33 disposed closely adjacent the hook 3?above the twisted joint 35.

The attachment 30 comprises a small hook 39 which is of a suitable widthto closely embrace and grip the clothesline L. One side of the hook 39terminates in an outturned small eye 48 while 4 the other side of saidhook extends downwardly to provide a vertical stem 4|, the lower end ofwhich is bent horizontally and then clockwise so as to provide ahorizontal loop 42.

The horizontal loop $2 is adapted to slidably embrace the stem of thehanger hook 31, and is constructed in such a manner that the top of thesmall hook 39 will be disposed somewhat below the top of the hanger hook3! when said horizontal loop 42 is in abutting engagement with the upperend 38 of the hanger portion 33.

The horizontal loop 42 extends rearwardly and then downwardly to providea vertical leg 43 which is approximately aligned with the stem 4| andwhich is bent forwardly and then rearwardly at its lower end to providea horizontal U-shaped detent arm 44.

It will be noted that the horizontal detent arm 44 is adapted to enterbetween the upwardly extending convergent portions 33, 3d of the hangerW and is slightly wider at its closed front end than at its rear end, sothat it may be snapped into assembled position where it will be held byresilient action of the hanger portions 33, 3

Further, the weight of the hanger W will tend to hold the attachment 3%assembled therewith when said attachment is supported by means of thesmall hook 39, due to the wedging action of the horizontal arm 44between the convergent hanger portions In order to assist in holding theattachment 3!] firmly in position upon the hanger W, and also to preventaccidental rotation of said attachment, the wire of the horizontal arm44 is bent outwardly and forwardly so as to provide a small lateral hook45 which is adapted to partially embrace the vertical hanger portion 34.

Operation of third form The third form of the attachment may beassembled with the hanger W merely by sliding the hanger hook 3'!through the horizontal loop 42 of the attachment 30 so that said loop isbrought into abutment with the upper wire end 38, and then snapping theU-shaped arm 44 into position between the hanger portions 43, 44. Thesmall hook 39 may then be engaged with a clothesline L so as to gripsaid clothesline and support the hanger W securely against slidingmovement upon and accidental separation from said line.

Inasmuch as the top of the small hook 39 is disposed below the top ofthe hanger hook 37 in the assembled position of the attachment 30, itwill be understood that said attachment may, if desired, be applied tothe hanger W in a, reversed position in which the small hook 39 will bedisposed substantially within the large hook 31, the horizontal detentarm 44 in this instance being inserted between the hanger portions 33,34 from a direction opposite to that shown in Fig. 6.

While there have been disclosed in this specification several forms inwhich the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that theseforms are shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that theinvention is not to be limited to the specific disclosures, but may bemodified and embodied in various other forms without departing from itsspirit. In short, the invention includes all modifications andembodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

In an attachment for a clothes hanger of the type having a pair ofsubstantially horizontal oppositely-extending arms and a centralupstanding vertical stem terminating in a substantially U-shapedvertical upper hook, an auxiliary wire member having a small verticalupper hook shaped to grip a clothesline to prevent said clothes hangerfrom accidentally sliding thereon, said auxiliary member having anintermediate substantially semi-circular open loop lying in a hor-i-'zontal plane for embracing the vertical stem of said hanger, and adownwardly-extending vertical leg having a laterally bent lower endextending in the same direction as said intermediate loop for embracingthe lower portion of said clothes hanger.

CLARA D. LOYOT.

CHARLES G. LOYOT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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